“Fighting Fire with Fire:” Will Trump Bring Back What He Calls Torture?

Top former national security leaders are questioning a draft executive order that calls for a policy review to potentially authorize the CIA to reopen overseas “black site” prisons to detain suspected terrorists. It would also look at reviving “enhanced interrogation techniques” — methods that even President Donald Trump refers to as torture and says “absolutely” work.

The draft executive order calls for a review of CIA interrogation and detention policies, raising the prospect of a potential return of “black site” prisons and the “enhanced interrogation” program dismantled under former President Barack Obama.

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